Bob’s Pirate Plunder
let a salty sea dog help you spend your moneyArchive for November, 2008
RocketDock
WHAT IS IT?
Being a pirate, Bob isn’t into making things “pretty”. Unfortunately for Bob, his wife Melinda is. And she’s very computer savvy. In Melinda’s search to make the world beautiful, she wanted to add some pizazz to her Windows-run computer. So she turned to the one place that could help her: The Internet!
What she found was RocketDock, a program that creates a Mac-like dock to hold all the icons that were cluttering up her desktop. It was simple to install and the best part was, it was completely FREE. There is only one version – no advanced version with better features that you have to pay for. And it’s easy to add and change icons. All those ugly icons clogging up your desktop can be swept up and organized neatly. The dock can be put on any of the four sides of the monitor screen and the dock itself has different visual styles that can be changed to suit your mood or wallpaper. It’s perfect for anyone who wants a little Mac style without having to get a Mac!
WHERE DO I GET IT?
GO TO http://www.rocketdock.com/ RIGHT NOW! It’s FREE and simple to install. Then get your butt to deviantart.com, where you can find a massive amount of icons (dA dock icons) and dock skins (dA dock skins). You can also make your own icons, since RocketDock can use any form of picture file, not just .ico! There’s no reason NOT to try it!
WD My Passport Portable Hard Drives
WHAT IS IT?
Bob is a pirate on the go. And every pirate on the go needs a handy, portable hard drive with some serious storage capacity. Whether it’s for his vast collection of pirate shanties or his plethora of sea-worthy snapshots, the WD My Passport portable hard drive is big enough to hold all Bob’s digital files. It’s also small enough to fit under his pirate hat (about 5 by 3 inches)! Convenient!
My Passport comes in an assortment of colors (ranging from bright pink to black) and 4 different GB sizes. If you don’t know what a portable hard drive / external hard drive is, it’s basically just extra space for your computer when it starts to get bogged down with all those pictures and tunes. Moving files onto an external can free up space on your computer and help it run faster. My Passport is extra awesome because unlike some older external hard drives, it doesn’t require it’s own power adaptor: it just plugs right into your USB drive!!
WHERE DO I GET IT?
If you’re not picky, just go to your local name-brand office supply store / electronics store and get one now! Bob got his at Circuit City on sale a while ago. However, if you want a certain color, check out WD’s site: http://store.westerndigital.com/store/wdus/en_US/DisplayProductDetailsPage/categoryID.13094100/subCategory.13227500/parid.13092300/catid.13093000. Price ranges from $120 to $200 (for the My Passport Essential models). There are 4 sizes: 500GB, 400GB, 320GB, and 250GB. The sites gives pretty good in depth information (scroll down to the bottom of the page). It’s a must have! Awesome gift idea, too!
Japanese Popping Edamame Keychain
WHAT IS IT?
Melinda has been pretty worried about Bob ever since he got a Japanese Popping Edamame Keychain over in Japan. Bob is so addicted that he’ll pull out his edamame keychain during boring dinners with the in-laws or when Melinda makes him watch boring chick flicks. But he can’t help it. Thickgeek.com says it best:
Edamame are baby soybeans, picked before they blossom into adulthood, and boiled. Edamame are also delicious and fun to pop out of their pods (especially when they shoot across a crowded restaurant and you have to explain to a room full of people how the 5 second rule still applies in public). But say you want the fun of popping edamame, but you’re not very hungry. Oh, then have we got the keychain for you!
Each Japanese Popping Edamame Keychain has three beans. The end beans are small and immature. The middle bean, however, has one of 12 random faces printed on it. Why? We don’t know, but there is nothing like the smile it puts on your face. And the beans are connected to some sort of elastic band, so they pop back in to be popped again as many times as you want. It sounds silly, but trust us, these things are highly addictive. They are also a great way to keep your fingers busy during boring meetings and your mood positive – because no one can frown when their edamame smiles.
Oh yeah. So why fight it any longer? Join Bob in the edamame craze!
WHERE DO I GET IT?
You can buy it now at www.thinkgeek.com (to be exact: Japanese Popping Edamame Keychain) for $9.99! Don’t fight it… buy it…
The Pirate Primer
WHAT IS IT?
Even pirates need a guide book! But where is a bile-laden sod going to find such a treasure? That’s where George Choundas’ Pirate Primer: Mastering the Language of Swashbucklers and Rogues comes in handy. Bob bought his and he’s been arg-ing and aye-ing ever since.
Here’s some of what you can learn:
crossgrained [crarss-grayeend] perverse; troublesome
crowing [crowin'] pompous or arrogant without good reason; self-aggrandizing
AND MORE! Learn greetings, calls, flourishes, commands, threats, oaths, curses, retorts, etc etc etc! The best part about the primer is that it’s more than a dictonary because it covers grammer and syntax as well.
WHERE DO I GET IT?
Any fine bookstore will carry it, but to insure you can find it you might want to order it online. the average price is going to be around $20, and it’s hardcover.
WetSlicks Amazemint lipgloss
WHAT IS IT?
I know, I know, what the heck is a pirate like Bob doing buying lipgloss? Well, if you must know, Bob has a beautiful landlubber wife named Melinda. She bought it, okay?
Now, Bob and Melinda, like any red-blooded American family, love watching America’s Next Top Model. On the season finale this week, the girls modeled Covergirl’s new lipgloss, WetSlicks Amazemints. Melinda thought that was just nifty, so she ran out to get some.
And let me tell you, that stuff is COOL. Infused with Crest Peppermint Oil, it gives your lips a tingly toothpaste feeling. Fresh breath and beautiful lips? Sign me up!
WHERE DO I GET IT?
Melinda got hers at Walmart, where right now you can get 2 for $5. WetSlicks Amazemint lipgloss can be found anywhere Covergirl cosmetics are sold! There are 13 shades to choose from! For more info and reviews, check out http://www.covergirl.com/products/product.jsp?productId=wetslicks_amazemint.
Mission Statement
PIRATES ARE THRIFTY SHOPPERS.
When they see what they want, they take it. However, the rest of us usually have to fork over some money.
Bob the Pirate is here to help. He’s seen it all – traveled the seven seas and all that jazz – and he wants to help you spend those dubloons in your pocket. Why search the world when someone else has already done it? Bob has a vast collection of goods he wants to share with you, so sit back and get ready!
